The Portfolio Committee on Increased Training mentioned yesterday that universities ought to prioritise submitting correct pupil registration and enrolment information to the Nationwide Scholar Monetary Support Scheme (NSFAS) at first of the tutorial 12 months to make sure correct funding choices.
The committee was talking throughout a briefing from the Division of Increased Training and Coaching, Universities South Africa, the South African Public Schools Organisation, NSFAS, the South African Union of College students and the South African Technical and Vocational Training and Coaching College students Affiliation on preparations and readiness for the 2025 educational 12 months.
The committee really useful that points emanating from the 2024 registration interval mustn’t proceed in 2025. These points included delays in processing purposes for funding, disbursements of allowances, processing of appeals and issues associated to non-public lodging.
The chairperson of the committee, Mr Tebogo Letsie, mentioned, “After our engagements, we’re hopeful that measures put in place to make sure a profitable begin to the 2025 educational 12 months have been correctly set in movement by stakeholders within the post-school training and coaching sector.
NSFAS instructed the committee that it has ended the pilot mission and is now implementing the NSFAS Accredited Scholar Lodging Programme. NSFAS additionally mentioned it’s in consultations to discontinue lodging disbursements to particular person college students and by 2026 all lodging disbursements will likely be directed to the accredited or recognised lodging supplier.
The committee really useful that the Division of Increased Training and Coaching ought to expedite the method of standardising allowances for technical and vocational training and coaching (TVET) and college college students, recognising their shared experiences.
The committee will undertake oversight visits to evaluate the state of readiness of TVETs and neighborhood training and coaching schools through the 2025 educational 12 months.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.